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Agriculture Development Livelihoods

Agriculture Development Livelihoods . WVI- Afghanistan 31- March 2012. World Vision Afghanistan. Organization Overview World Vision - Child focused International NGO with presence in more than 70 Countries Working in Afghanistan since 2002

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Agriculture Development Livelihoods

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  1. Agriculture Development Livelihoods WVI- Afghanistan 31- March 2012

  2. World Vision Afghanistan • Organization Overview • World Vision - Child focused International NGO with presence in more than 70 Countries • Working in Afghanistan since 2002 • Implementing Projects in Western Afghanistan – Badghis, Herat, Ghor • 250 Staff • Headquartered in Herat • (Kabul Office opening 2012) • FY12 – 14 Afghanistan Strategy • Responding to the urgent needs of children, our focus is: • Maternal and child health and nutrition • Education • Livelihoods enabling families to feed their children

  3. Livelihoods /Agriculture • Livelihoods one the three main strategic sectors. • World Vision has been working in this sector for almost 10 years primarily in BadghisProvince; and primarily in agriculture. • World Vision strategy is complimenting the long term government strategy for this area to enhance the capacity of communities and local government in sustainable livelihoods. What does this mean for agriculture programming? • All agriculture projects will fully consider sustainability issues (i.e. land conservation, training of young farmers). • Community members will play a key role in project design and monitoring. • Agriculture projects will primarily use value-chain analysis to ensure that they holistically meet community needs (i.e. interventions will be designed from production to processing steps).

  4. Projects Current Agriculture Related Projects in Badghis • Introducing Soya beans to Badghis • Bee-keeping in Badghis • Poultry Raising in Badghis • Saffron pilot project • Improved varieties of livestock for Badghis • Badghis Sustainable Livelihoods

  5. Focus Project ‘Plant Nurseries to Develop Agricultural Practices’ Project Goal: Sustainable Livelihoods Restored for Vulnerable Households in Badghis Province Project Outcomes: Improved Food Security Improved Land & Environmental Management

  6. Project Assessment Findings • Insecure livelihoods, reliant on single source of income means that farmers are vulnerable to economic shocks • Low levels of understanding about environmental conservation/preservation resulting in mass deforestation of pistachio jungle and annual soil erosion from flash flooding • High levels of immigration due to previous insecurity resulted in young farmers lack of knowledge regarding agricultural techniques.

  7. Major Project Activities in Response to Assessment • Expansion of organic farming techniques in terms of productivity, water-saving and environmental protection • Awareness raising of benefits of Income diversification • Conserving natural resources through awareness campaign and introducing over 1,000,000 firewood tress as a substitute to the use of valuable pistachio trees for firewood • Build economic and agricultural understanding of 3500 vulnerable afghan families through establishment of pistachio plantation, improved variety of fruit trees garden, and staple crops • Established community run fruit and firewood nurseries • Introduction of drip feed irrigation

  8. Project Results • Establishment of fruit tree nurseries and resulting in improved Varity of fruit trees for the first time in Badghis • Increased beneficiary level of income by 20% • Build the economic status of 1200 families through establishment of sustainable dry land crops (pistachio trees ) and private gardens • Significantly decreased threat of erosion through limiting the use of valuable pistachio for firewood and planting of firewood trees . • training on organic farming techniques • Resulting in 30% increase in yields. • Significantly decreased percentage of malnourished children by engaging 550 women in vegetable growing and providing training on the advantage of the vegetables in family diets

  9. Lessons Learnt • Introduction of fruit saplings and other vegetables helped the community to have a better diet which in turn helps address nutritional issues • Projects need to be designed with consultation of the communities and reviewed on annual basis. • Capacity building of GoA staff helps in sustainability of project • Livelihood projects strengthen community resiliency • Engage the farmers in more practical trainings rather than more than theoretical • Proper study of the area, before proposing the new crops • Conducting baseline and LCP assessments at the outset of the program is very crucial particularly when women are primary stakeholders • Well thought out and managed projects more sustainab than food aid distributions

  10. Questions? Thank you

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